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Several studies have supported the importance of performing specific exercises involving balance and coordination. Jensen in 1998 showed that

Example of performing a movement requiring balance and coordination

Jean Blades is a neurophysiologist who has been working brain functioning and children. Jean Blades in her article “ Advocacy: A case for daily Quality Physical education”. In her article she refers the importance of physical education and she mentions several studies supporting the case of daily physical activity. If you want more information, visit her website http://www.actionbasedlearning.com/

STUDIES MENTIONED IN HER ARTICLE

“ Advocacy: A case for daily Quality Physical education”. http://www.actionbasedlearning.com/article01.shtml

1.ACTIVE CHILDREN LEARN FASTER

“ Dr Hesslow, a Swedish neuroscientist and well renowned cerebellum researchers: “All things being equal a physically active child will have an advantage in learning

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2.STUDY: CATERINO AND POLAK 1999

“ Mental focus in young children improve significantly after engaging in structured physical activity”

3.EXERCISE AND AEROBIC IMPROVES CHILDRENS FRONTAL LOBES

4.BRINK (1995): “AEROBIC CONDITIONS SEEMES TO ASSIST IN MEMORY

5.EXERCISE IMPROVES MEMORY AND CREATIVITY

Dustnam research (Michund and Wild 1991 tested three groups: those who engaged in vigorous activity improved in short term, creativity and reaction time

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6.MORE EXERCISE BETTER GRADES, STUDY SAYS

CANADIAN STUDY showed how academic scores went up went physical education was increased to one third of the school day (Vanes and Blanchard)

7. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INVOLVED IN EXERCISE SHOWED BETTER GRADES

Students involved in sports showed higher grades than those who didn’t. (1990 TEXAS, High School athletes scored 17% higher than non-athletes)

8. JAMES POLLATSCHECK AND FRANK HAAGEN (1996)

say children who engaged in daily physical education showed superior motor fitness, academic performance than children who didn’t involve in any sport.

9.PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CREATES GREATER SYNAPTIC CONNECTIONS

William Greenough showed how rats that exercised in enriched environments had a greater number of synaptic connections. Exercise improves brain functioning in the following areas: the cerebellum, the basal ganglia, hippocampus or the corpsus callosum.

10. BRAIN ACTIVITY GROWS NEW CELLS (Van Praag 1999)

Aerobic exercise benefits us in many ways. One of hem is that we release endorphins, the class of neurotransmitter that relax us into a state of cortical alertness and reduce the symptoms of depression.

Others effect of exercise are: exercise tends to raise levels of glucose, serotonin, epinephrine and dopamine, chemicals that at elevated levels are to known to inhibit hunger and balance behavior .

11.AEROBIC FITNESS AIDS COGNITION

Aerobic activity not only increases blood flow to the brain but also speeds recall and reasoning skills (Van Boxtel 1996)

12.EXERCISE TRIGGERS BDNF

Exercise releases BDNF a brain derived neurotropic factor that enables one neuron to communicate with another (Kinoshita 1997)

13.CROSS LATERAL MOVEMENT ORGANIZES BRAIN FUNCTIONS

Exercise involving left arm with right leg organizes brain hemispheres.

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14. BALANCE IMPROVES READING CAPACITY

the same way our eyes process through the optic nerve, we need to hear it as well. The auditory nerve plays a very important role in the movement process.